同盟国

同盟國

tóngméngguó

noun #33,654

Meanings

1 allied nation
2 ally
3 the Allies (WWII); the Central Powers (WWI)

Characters

country, nation

Examples

二战期间,美国是同盟国之一。

Èrzhàn qījiān, Měiguó shì tóngméngguó zhī yī.

During WWII, the United States was one of the Allies.

两国签订了同盟国协议。

Liǎng guó qiāndìngle tóngméngguó xiéyì.

The two countries signed an alliance agreement.

Tips

history

Watch out for the WWI/WWII flip: in WWII (二战) 同盟国 = the Allies (US, UK, USSR, China), and 轴心国 (zhóuxīn guó) = the Axis (Germany, Italy, Japan). But in WWI (一战) 同盟国 means the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottomans, Bulgaria), while their opponents are 协约国 (xiéyuē guó, Entente). Same word, opposite sides — context tells you which.

Stroke Order

同 tóng

盟 méng

国 guó